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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • If you set up hardware encryption, be sure to change the master password and set the security level to maximum.

    Be aware, this password is different than the Physical Secure ID (PSID) printed on the front of the disk. PSIDs are used when the release to reset command doesn’t work, typically due to key issues, and the drive gets “locked”.

    You use the PSID to run a revert to factory defaults command, unlocking the drive. Since this triggers the drive to release its’ key, the drive is considered “cryptographically erased” when you do this.

    If you revert the drive, data on it is unrecoverable.

    If you’re going to revert a drive, I suggest using a QR Code reader to get the PSID off the drive. Some venders are sadists with the font they choose making it so much fun to figure out if it’s a 1, l i I I O or 0…






  • If you recognize the language, use that. If it’s in a language you don’t recognize, you could put it into google translate and see what it shows up as.

    If the language on the root post is your native language, then just set it for your account from undetermined to your native language.